He quickly hid behind the door.
Alas, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong! Someone had tracked him down!
With the bad injuries he had, even if he managed to escape from the hiding place, he would not be able to get out of Keerea.
“Who is that?” Levi asked cautiously.
There was no answer, and the knocking had stopped as well.
“F*ck!” Intuitively, Levi sensed danger and moved away from the door.
Boom!
The next moment, he heard a loud explosive sound, and the door was destroyed.
Crack!
Crack!
At the same time, the windows were ripped from their hinges.
A few men in black rushed into the room and instantly surrounded Levi.
“Go to hell!” Levi roared. He was about to strike when one of the men spoke, “Please don’t worry, Crown King. We are from the Great Family of Eastford.”
“Huh? The Great Family of Eastford?” Levi was taken by surprise.
“Yes, we are. Although the Great Family of Eastford is from Erudia, our reach is wide, and we are active in the territorial seas of Raysonia and Keerea. We would have first-hand knowledge of the happenings in the territorial waters of these places.” The man, who seemed to be the leader of these men in black, explained.
Levi had heard much about the Four Great Families. The most influential family was the Great Family of Frostford, followed closely by the Great Family of Eastford.
The Great Family of Eastford specialized in marine affairs, and their men were based in secluded and little-known islands. Their activities and whereabouts were so highly secretive that they could even evade satellite tracking, making them very powerful and a force to reckon with.
Levi was not acquainted with the Great Family of Eastford and thus did not expect to meet members of this secretive family here in Keerea.
“What are you here for?” Levi asked.
“We are honoring a promise to an old friend, as such, we had been monitoring you since you arrived in Keerea. We followed you as you escaped from Mount Drago via the sea route. You were stronger than we had expected, and thus we had a hard time following your track.”
“A promise to an old friend?” Levi was puzzled, wondering who that old friend was. He was pretty sure that friend was not one of the Dragonites or an Erudian.
Keerea had placed the whole country under lockdown, so Erudia could not have sent anyone into Keerea. Unknown to Keerea, the Great Family of Eastford was active in the region, and familiar with the surroundings, so they could easily bypass the lockdown security.
“The order was for us to give you full support should you successfully escape from Mount Drago. You did not disappoint him, as you managed to get out alive! From this moment, your safety is our responsibility, so we shall escort you out of Keerea now. You are already being monitored, so you have to leave.” The man shared.
Levi was shocked.
Likely the mother of the little girl I met on the beach had reported me to the authorities… But who is the person who wanted to assist me?
Levi was puzzled, as he did not expect there would still be someone out there willing to help him. That person seemed to know him well, and he should be an influential person in order to be able to mobilize the Great Family of Eastford.
Levi trusted the men in black and left with them.
The Great Family of Eastford was a mysterious yet powerful family. It was highly likely they would have rare medicine and long-lost medical knowledge and skills, which would greatly help Levi in his recovery.
The men brought him to a secluded island east of Erudia and settled him there to recuperate.
Levi did not contact nor send out messages to anyone, as his hosts wanted to keep a low profile over this matter. As such, he decided to set aside all other matters and focus on getting well first.
“He could have survived! If only he took the medicine we gifted him, he would have survived!” The Dragonites were mourning his regretful decision.
